The most expensive shoes in the world
Posted on May 15th, 2007 by shoesense under General
Well, according to Forbes, they’re these Manolo Blahnik alligator boots, at a whopping $14,000.
‘When we’re talking about shoes at $14,000, it’s the materials,’ says Michael Fink, senior fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. ‘Leather and the pattern and type of wood they’re using, the jewels, are the beads hand done, how rare are the feathers–because a lot of shoes with feathers are using feathers that can’t be gathered anymore, from the archives of the couture feather houses. Roger Vivier shoes have a specific curved heel, and the way it is attached to the footbed is very mechanical and difficult, so you’re paying for engineering, too,’ Fink says.
The article is a bit dated, but still interesting. See the rest of the slide show here.
- The dreaded return of the feather shoes
- You know the shoes. Can you guess the legs?
- Because somebody’s going to blog about it anyway…
- Buy One, Give One Free
- Turkey Shoes (literally)
- Friday Shoe History Corner: Van Gogh paints shoes
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May 16th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Uhm, I will be showering in these boots…Would never leave my feet
March 1st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
its a shame the most expensive shoes in the world also happen to be the ugliest shoes in the world. and they were made at the expense of an innocent life.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:30 am
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